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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern huddles together during its game at Wisconsin.

Football: What to Watch For: Northwestern welcomes Purdue to Ryan Field for final home game of 2023

November 16, 2023

It’s officially a new era in Evanston.  On Wednesday, Northwestern announced it had officially promoted David Braun to head coach, dropping the ‘interim’ label the University had tabbed him with...

Football players in black helmets and black jerseys huddle together.

Rapid Recap: Purdue 17, Northwestern 9

November 19, 2022

WEST LAFAYETTE — In its penultimate contest of the 2022 season, Northwestern came up short for a 10th consecutive game, falling at Purdue 17-9. Though the Wildcats’ defense remained competitive...

Pat Fitzgerald and the Northwestern Wildcats prepare to sprint onto the field

Football: Wildcats look to keep undefeated season going against 2-0 Purdue

November 11, 2020

Football For most of the last five years, Northwestern has had the upper-hand when facing off against Purdue. Going into last season’s matchup at Ryan Field, the Wildcats hadn’t lost to the...

Aidan O’Connell drops back to pass. The sophomore led Purdue to a 24-22 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Ryan Field.

Football: NU loses to Purdue because of a penalty ridden two-minute defense

November 9, 2019

All Cameron Ruiz did was get his feet tangled with Purdue wide receiver David Bell. With just over a minute left in the game and Northwestern up by a point, the sophomore cornerback was in one-on-one...

(Daily file photo by Noah Frick-Alofs). Hunter Johnson waits for the snap. The sophomore quarterback wants to play through a right knee injury.

Football: Inside Hunter Johnson’s return to the field and his aching right knee

November 7, 2019

Football Hunter Johnson just wanted to run back to the huddle, but he couldn’t do it. After taking a late hit in the third quarter of Saturday’s game at Indiana, Johnson was desperate to stay...

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